Sunday, June 14, 2009

getting my swap on

i participated in the Ravelry cowl swap. my partner krobin received her package, so i can share what i made.this is the burnished leaves cowl (rav). i used knitpicks 16" #3 harmony circs. i used my chain plied handspun suri alpaca.

i didn't like the look of the garter borders, so i used seed stitch. my yarn was thinner than sport, so the result is a bit smaller and more delicate. i really like the way it turned out.less successful was my grand attempt to handpaint 3.4oz of llama fiber. i tried to use high concentrations of red and green acid dyes to paint on the dark fiber, but the result was very subtle. i hope that the color variation can be seen in the finished yarn.i also sewed another box bag from the dragonknitfly tutorial. i used moda fabric for the outside and handkerchief linen for the lining.the linen was pretty difficult to use, as it wants to stretch out of shape. but i liked the two fabrics together, so *shrug*.

i had a lot of fun putting this package together. i should find more swaps to participate in.